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GeoComply Solutions Inc., a leading tech company based in Vancouver B.C. which provides geolocation services to many legal sports betting sites in Ontario, has highlighted the growing desire for legal sports betting in Quebec. The company recently opened an office in Toronto. As a part of its grand opening, GeoComply released data about its ongoing work in Ontario. This data was intended to advertise…

Ontario Senator Marty Deacon and Saskatchewan Senator Brent Cotter held a virtual panel on Wednesday about the future of sports betting in Canada, and specifically about the future of sports betting advertising. Deacon introduced Bill S-269 to Parliament last year. This bill would require the Minister of Canadian Heritage to develop national guidelines and regulations for Canadian sports betting advertisements. Deacon described Bill S-269…

Canadian sports betting and online casino company NorthStar Gaming has just released its financial report for the third quarter of the 2023 fiscal year (Q3 2023). Among other things, this report shows that NorthStar Gaming has increased its total gaming revenue by 131% compared to Q3 2022. Gross gaming revenue at NorthStar Bets specifically is up 120% compared to 2022. This increased revenue growth…

The NorthStar Gaming board room is set to experience a major shakeup in December. This week, current NorthStar Gaming CFO Jennifer Barber announced her intention to resign from her role on December 1. Chin Dhushenthen, the current vice president of finance and compliance at NorthStar, will take over for Barber. NorthStar is one of the biggest igaming companies in Canada. Its NorthStarBets brand is…

Australian-based sports betting site and online casino PointsBet has just announced that it has hired Brooke Hilton to be its new Head of Casino for PointsBet Canada. Hilton is a veteran of the Canadian online casino industry, so most experts have described this as a smart signing. More importantly, experts view this move as PointsBet committing itself to the Canadian igaming market during a…

FanDuel has just agreed to a new live casino partnership deal with international gambling technology company Playtech. This deal will see FanDuel greatly expand their selection of live casino games in Ontario. The deal also has the potential to expand outside of Ontario if, and when, online casinos and sportsbooks are legalised in other Canadian provinces. Some of the new live casinos games that…

Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto has officially been suspended for 41 games after the NHL discovered he was involved in gambling-related activities. The suspension is retroactive to the first game of the Senators’ season even though Pinto is a restricted free agent. It is the first suspension related to gambling that the NHL has had to face, though there are other leagues that have…

A study that was released more than two years ago, it was revealed that the number of Islanders at risk from gambling went up three-fold from 2005 to 2019. The study was finally released to the public a month ago, concluding that more than 11,000 Prince Edward Island residents experienced some form of gambling risk. Article Highlight Islanders at risk from gambling went up…

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) has just announced a $40.3 million distribution of Ontario igaming revenue to 29 local communities in the province. Each of these communities host Ontario casinos, bingo halls, and other gaming facilities. How much money each community received is based on a formula related to how many facilities a community hosts, among other factors. So far this fiscal…

iGaming Revenue Jumps Significantly Year-Over-Year in Q2  The online casino activity in Ontario alone generated $407 million from Ontario players. Another $118 million came from online sports betting and $16 million came from online poker. The revenue figures take this into account and subtracts the player winnings, rake, and other factors. That is why the total revenue number comes to $267 million in Ontario…